Blamison are back with our first normie episode in a while! Blake picked 1980’s Hangar 18 for the fellas to discuss. While the film is largely enjoyable, it doesn’t quite transcend the expectations of its age. Nonetheless, the guys celebrate the best parts of the film including astronauts with dad bods and the prefiguring of 2016’s Arrival. We get back to basics on this episode and we hope you enjoy it!

Other topics discussed: what Jamison made for breakfast, vegetarian meat substitutions, Widow’s Bay, cottage cheese

Clip: “The only expert review of ‘Batman Returns’ you’ll ever need”

Sound engineer: Justin Wiechec

Blamison have really been racking up the podcast cameos lately and this episode is no different as they welcome onto the pod author Matt Ruff of Lovecraft Country and 88 Names fame! On this episode we discuss one of Matt’s long-standing film blindspots from the 1970s The Super Cops! The film is based on a “true story” about two Bed-Stuy cops that were nicknamed “Batman & Robin.” We switch up the format by jumping into the film right off the bat and then bullshitting on the backside of the episode.

Also talked about: Matt’s writing, AI, and whether the Super Cops would use AI.

Sound engineering by Justin Wiechec

Blamison are back and better than ever! On this episode we welcome Brian Rose the filmmaker behind the reconstruction of Orson Welles’ second film The Magnificent Ambersons which has been in the news a lot lately including this terrific write-up by The New Yorker. In this episode we discuss what led to his work on this reconstruction and its controversial use of AI.

Then we dig into the film he chose for us to watch Gabriel Over The White House from 1933 which tracks newly inaugurated president from party-line hack to an American Mussolini. We talk about how politics blended with power can end in authoritarianism and fascism from any point on the political spectrum. It’s a harrowing film, but also deeply engaging and instructive. This is a great episode and we hope you all enjoy it!

Clip: Drunk Orson Welles champagne commercial outtakes

Sound Engineering by Justin Wiechic